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A Bordeaux bottle has straight sides and high shoulders. Saverglass’s 750 ml Bordelaise Tradition is 300.50 mm tall and 76.60 mm across and weighs 550 g; real 750 ml Bordeaux bottles run from 290.12 mm (O-I W5) to 329.39 mm (O-I WCF) tall and weigh 360 g to 870 g. It is the narrowest of the three classic shapes, so it packs densest: Saverglass puts 203 to a pallet layer, against 194 for its Burgundy. The half bottle is 237.50 × 61.60 mm and the magnum 356.00 × 99.00 mm.
| 750 ml height × body diameter (Saverglass Bordelaise Tradition) | Glass weight; punt depth | Brimful volume of a 750 ml bottle (Berlin Packaging) |
|---|---|---|
| 300.50 × 76.60mm | 550g30.00 mm | 770ml |
Sources: Saverglass, Berlin Packaging. Checked October 2026.
Berlin Packaging’s 750 ml Bordeaux and a 12-bottle case are filled in. Enter your bottle and case; each check follows a rule or figure on this page.
Volumes in millilitres, sizes in millimetres. The brimful capacity is on the maker’s drawing; take the bottle diameter at the widest part of the body, and the case sizes inside.
750 ml is on the EU list for still wine (2007/45/EC) and among the US standards of fill (27 CFR 4.72). An EU-marked bottle of this size may hold up to 10 ml more or less than marked (75/107/EEC).
Still wine at 750 ml is on both lists. Try 700 ml: the US has allowed it since January 2025, the EU still does not.
12 bottles 77.3 mm across in a 4 × 3 grid take 309.2 × 231.9 mm; the case is 318 × 246 mm inside, and the 300 mm bottles stand under its 317 mm height.
Berlin Packaging’s Natasha, 300 mm by 77.3 mm, in TeleCajas’s 12-bottle box. TeleCajas gives no divider thickness, so enter yours.
750 ml in a bottle holding 770 ml to the brim leaves 20 ml, 2.6% of its capacity, before the closure goes in; US rules allow up to 6% after closure (27 CFR 4.71).
The Natasha drawing gives 770 ml brimful, so 750 ml leaves 20 ml before the cork goes in.
Selling Bordeaux bottles? Photograph the bottle, mark its height, shoulder, body and punt in SizeMarker and send it with your quote.
Mark a photoMakers’ sheets and drawings. Saverglass gives some diameters at the base and the shoulder; fill level is the distance from the brim to the 75 cl mark.
| Bottle | Height × diameter | Glass weight; brimful | Finish; fill level; punt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saverglass Bordelaise Tradition, 4427This page | 300.50 × 76.60 mm | 550 g | Plate Unique, 18.5 mm bore; punt 30.00 mm |
| Saverglass Bordelaise Château, 2040 | 303 × 74.4 mm at the base, 79.4 mm at the shoulder | 605 g | Fill level 63 mm; punt 35 mm |
| Saverglass Bordelaise Caudalie, 3349 | 300 × 77.5 mm | 600 g | Plate SB 29; fill level 63 mm; punt 35 mm |
| Saverglass Bordelaise Icon, 4387 | 308 × 75.8 mm at the base, 82 mm at the shoulder | 760 g | Fill level 68 mm; punt 40 mm |
| Saverglass Bordelaise 1855, 3817The original Bordeaux shape | 300.5 × 79.4 mm at the base, 84.8 mm at the shoulder | 760 g | Fill level 68 mm; punt 58 mm |
| O-I W5 Cork | 290.12 × 76.61 mm | 455 g | Cork finish 30-3115 |
| O-I W65 Cork | 301.63 × 75.44 mm | 482 g | Cork finish 30-3115 |
| O-I WCF Cork | 329.39 × 77.95 mm | 696 g | Cork finish |
| O-I WHW | 310.90 × 82.00 mm | 870 g | Finish not listed |
| Berlin Packaging 14835P3, Natasha | 300 × 77.3 mm | 600 g; 770 ml | Cork |
| Berlin Packaging 29484P3, lightweight | 292 × 74.5 mm | 360 g; 765 ml | BVS 30H60 screw finish |
| Berlin Packaging 18075P3 | 308 × 75 mm | 450 g; 762 ml | BVS 30x60 screw finish |
Sources: Saverglass · Saverglass · Saverglass · Saverglass · Saverglass · O-I · Berlin Packaging · Berlin Packaging · Berlin Packaging
| Size and bottle | Height × diameter | Glass weight; brimful |
|---|---|---|
| 375 ml, Saverglass Bordelaise Tradition 4558 | 237.50 × 61.60 mm | 300 g |
| 375 ml, O-I Claret Cork | 240.49 × 61.67 mm | 300 g |
| 375 ml, Berlin Packaging 27172P3 | 240 × 61 mm | 300 g; 390 ml |
| 1.5 L, Saverglass Bordelaise Tradition 4655 | 356.00 × 99.00 mm | 1040 g |
| 1.5 L, Berlin Packaging 34470P3 | 350 × 98 mm | 800 g; 1524 ml |
| 3 L, Saverglass Bordelaise Tradition 1434 | 417.50 × 127.30 mm | 1790 g; 24 mm bore |
| 6 L, Saverglass Bordelaise Tradition 0714 | 492.80 mm; 164.50 mm at the shoulder, 156.50 mm at the base | 3120 g |
Sources: Saverglass · O-I · Berlin Packaging · Saverglass · Berlin Packaging · Saverglass · Saverglass
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Saverglass Château and Caudalie, empty | 203 per layer × 6 layers = 1218 bottles; 778 and 764 kg; 1.99 and 1.97 m high |
| Saverglass Icon, empty | 168 per layer × 6 = 1008 bottles; 819 kg |
| Saverglass 1855, empty | 143 per layer × 6 = 858 bottles; 705 kg |
| Saverglass BG Tradition 2, a Burgundy, for comparison | 194 per layer × 7 = 1358 bottles |
| Waterloo W5 (O-I W5) | 12 bottles per case; 112 cases per pallet |
| Bottles per caseHillebrand Gori | EU typically 6 × 750 ml; US often 12 |
| 12-bottle caseTeleCajas | About 31.8 × 24.6 × 31.7 cm inside, with a grid |
| That case in the check aboveOur calculation | 4 × 3 bottles of 77.3 mm need 309.2 × 231.9 mm; the 300 mm bottle stands under 317 mm |
| PalletsHillebrand Gori | Euro 120 × 80 cm: 11 in a 20 ft dry container; VMF 120 × 100 cm, made in France for glass bottles: 10; loaded height about 1.7 m at most |
Sources: Saverglass · Saverglass · Saverglass · Saverglass · Saverglass · Waterloo Container · Hillebrand Gori · TeleCajas
| Rule or fact | What it says |
|---|---|
| EU sizes, still wine2007/45/EC | Between 100 and 1500 ml only 100, 187, 250, 375, 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 ml |
| US sizes27 CFR 4.72 | 25 standards of fill since January 10, 2025, from 50 ml to 3 liters, 700 and 720 ml among them; from 4 liters, whole liters |
| Bottle tolerance75/107/EEC | 10 ml either way at 750 ml; 2% at 375 ml; 1% at 1500 ml |
| Headspace, US27 CFR 4.71 | At most 6% of the bottle’s capacity after closure at 187 ml or more; 10% below |
| Weight cap, OntarioLCBO | 420 g for a 750 ml non-hock bottle, 15 g tolerance, for wines under $19.00 |
| Shape not reserved(EU) 2019/33, Annex VII | Bordeaux and Burgundy shapes are free to use; the Flûte d’Alsace, Bocksbeutel and Clavelin are reserved |
| Cork finishEN 12726 | 18.5 mm bore, for wine with no more than 1.2 g CO2 per litre |
| Shape and grapesWine Spectator, 2012 | Straight sides and tall shoulders, typically for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc; that the shoulder was meant to trap sediment is only a theory |
| Lighter glassVerallia, 14 October 2024 | Château Pontet-Canet cut its premium bottle from 815 g to 490 g |
Sources: 2007/45/EC · 27 CFR 4.72 · 75/107/EEC · 27 CFR 4.71 · LCBO · (EU) 2019/33 · EN 12726 · Wine Spectator · Verallia
Saverglass’s Bordelaise Tradition is 300.50 mm tall and 76.60 mm across; O-I’s W5 is 290.12 × 76.61 mm and Berlin Packaging’s Natasha 300 × 77.3 mm. Heavier premium bottles reach 308 mm (Saverglass Icon) or 329.39 mm (O-I WCF).
From 360 g (Berlin Packaging’s lightweight 29484P3) to 870 g (O-I WHW); the Bordelaise Tradition is 550 g. Ontario’s LCBO caps 750 ml bottles of cheaper wines at 420 g, and Château Pontet-Canet went from 815 g to 490 g.
In TeleCajas’s 12-bottle box, about 31.8 × 24.6 × 31.7 cm inside, a 4 × 3 grid of 77.3 mm bottles needs 309.2 × 231.9 mm, so yes, and the 300 mm bottle stands under the 317 mm height. Wider Burgundy and champagne bottles do not fit that box.
Nobody knows for sure: Wine Spectator calls it a theory that Bordeaux producers wanted a pronounced shoulder to trap sediment. Saverglass’s Bordelaise 1855, a copy of the original shape, also has a 58 mm punt.
Saverglass’s Bordelaise Tradition is 237.50 × 61.60 mm at 375 ml and 356.00 × 99.00 mm at 1.5 L; its 3 L is 417.50 mm tall and 127.30 mm across.
Wineries ask for the height and body, the glass weight against lightweight targets, the brimful volume and fill level, the finish for cork or screw cap, the punt, the colour and how many bottles a pallet layer takes. Mark the real bottle, its shoulder, finish and punt on your own photo in SizeMarker, as in the picture at the top, and send one product card for WhatsApp or WeChat.
